By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff The average cost of a single family home in Maine now stands at $425,000, the latest data show.

By Chris Bouchard, The County Staff Mel Allen didn’t know anyone in Maine when he first arrived in 1970.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff Northern Light Health announced Friday, Aug.

Northern Light Health President and CEO Timothy Dentry announced upcoming leadership transitions at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Greenville, Northern Light Mayo Hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and the Northern Light Health Foundation.

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By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff A 6-acre sporting camp near Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness with numerous cabins is for sale for $1.

GREENVILLE — The land for a forthcoming Northern Forest Center housing project on Spruce Street has been cleared.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — As residents of Dover-Foxcroft eagerly wait for their local Dunkin’ to reopen, owners Ed and Colleen Bailey have been working around the clock to complete renovations they began just a couple of weeks ago, a project investment of over half-a-million dollars to improve the building and grounds of the West Main Street location.

GREENVILLE — Northern Light CA Dean Hospital, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Piscataquis County and Highland Area Gleaners invite the community to attend a free produce pop-up market on Wednesday, Aug.

By Kathleen O’Brien, Bangor Daily News Staff Median home sale prices in every Maine county have more than doubled in the last decade, housing data show.

DEXTER — The timer was nearing the end of the five minutes allotted for competitors to scarf down 10 hot dogs in the eating contest of the eighth annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Saturday, Aug.

By Annie Rupertus, Bangor Daily News Staff A longtime employee of the Bangor Daily News will take over as the newspaper’s president, chief operating officer and treasurer on Sept.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Piscataquis County Commissioners are asking that a proposed $25,000 agreement for fire and ambulance coverage with the Millinocket Fire Department in the nearby Piscataquis County Unorganized Territories be reconsidered.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Center Theatre for the Performing Arts announced that thanks to the generosity of the Bangor Savings Bank Corporate Giving Program, they will be hosting a free community concert series starting on Saturday, Aug.

WILLIAMSBURG TOWNSHIP — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to offer our eighth annual chainsaw safety workshop! We will be working in collaboration with Sam Heffner and Jack Houtz to present a comprehensive chainsaw safety offering.

By Ethan Andrews, Bangor Daily News Staff DOVER-FOXCROFT — Piscataquis County must stop taking inmates at its jail and move boarded inmates to their original facilities after the jail failed an inspection last month.

DEXTER — The Maine Red Hot Festival will be back in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug.

GREENVILLE — Forest Heritage Days, an annual event that celebrates the rich forestry heritage of the Northwoods of Maine, is excited to announce its schedule of events for 2025.